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Recycling Snowmelt Back Into Snow?

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ReNewSnow’s technology allows ski areas to make fresh snow with recycled snowmelt. This new snowmaking technique is designed for ski areas to recover from warm periods quicker, reduce their environmental footprint, and reduce the cost of snowmaking. The principle behind the technology is simple; collect water from snowmelt runoff high on the mountain and reuse it for snowmaking.  Related: Brain […]

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Luke Guilford | January 31, 2023
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How Smaller Resorts Offer Smaller Environmental Impact

Small Resorts Small Impact

Brought to you by Monarch Mountain These days it may feel like the big corporations rule the ski world. The ski industry is pressured to open early, offer year round lift access, and create a comfortable environment in the most remote locations. When choosing where to ski or buy a pass, some might look for who has the most skiable […]

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Katy Shipley | February 22, 2021
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Running Shoe to Ski Boot? An Exciting Sustainable Step by Salomon

The snow sports industry as a whole has never applied the most sustainable methods or technologies, but with the growing push to change many companies are stepping up to the challenge. Just this past week Salomon announced details of a concept running shoe that can be recycled and turned into ski boot shells! This new shoe is made entirely of […]

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Ryan Nadiak | November 12, 2019
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Listen To This: Ski Wax Is Silently Polluting The Mountain

It’s the year 2019 and everybody knows that everything we do has a consequence, at some level, on Planet Earth. We have come a long way in developing awareness about this, we have messed up a couple of times in history, but we are finally starting to realize how important it is to take care of the places we live […]

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Michael Muchacho | November 8, 2019
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Quiksilver Recycles Over 100 Million Plastic Bottles

Repreve

Quiksilver just announced a milestone in their recycling program.  Since starting the program in 2012 with REPREVE, they have officially recycled over 100 million bottles into boardshorts and other goods.   REPREVE creates performance fibers from water bottles and other recycled materials. Each pair of boardshorts contains about 10 recycled bottles. Producing recycled polyester consumes significantly lower amounts of energy (45%) and […]

Katy Shipley | June 23, 2018
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